Grammatical class

Verb

comprendre

to understand, comprehend

Details

Syllables

com-pren-dre

Phonetics

kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃dʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

367

Freq. (movies)

435

Freq. (news)

1232

Sentences

Va comprendre.

Go figure.

A1

Il peut comprendre.

He can understand.

A1

Ziri va comprendre.

Ziri will understand.

A1

Je peux comprendre.

I can relate.

A1

C’est sûr que t’as déjà de la compagnie. J’ comprendrai, t’inquiète, si tu m’oublies. Mais si un jour tu te rappelais de moi, je serais certainement pas loin d’ toi.

You sure have company. I'll understand, don't worry, if you forget me. But if one day you do remember me, I'll certainly be around.

A2

Ziri doit comprendre ça.

Ziri has got to understand that.

A2

Elle a voulu comprendre.

She wanted to understand.

A2

Je commence à comprendre.

I'm beginning to understand.

B1

Me fais-je bien comprendre ?

Do I make myself clear?

B1

Ziri est supposé comprendre ça.

Ziri is supposed to understand that.

B1

Tom ne voudrait pas comprendre.

Tom wouldn't understand.

B1

Quoique leurs goûts fussent différents, ces deux amis se comprenaient à merveille.

Although their tastes were different, those two friends got on wondefully well

C1